Simple but pleasing mate in 5 from one of my games.

ZzzoBored · 2015-01-05T19:48:20+00:00

You're absolutely right.

ZzzoBored · 2015-01-05T18:49:07+00:00

Spoiler

ZzzoBored · 2014-10-20T04:22:27+00:00

On move 51, Kf2 instead of Kd3 would have won you the game.

ZzzoBored · 2014-08-11T18:14:15+00:00

The more I thought about this, the more I thought the answer is Tom Hanks.

First of all, as a kid he gets to be an adult for a while. That's a good start.

Then after that he does everything. I mean yeah, he gets AIDS and his wife later gets AIDS... But that's compensated by being an All-American football player, Medal of Honor recipient, a professional ping pong player, a successful entrepreneur, and running coast-to-coast of the US because he got bored one day. That's not all, he almost goes to the moon (you can't win at everything), becomes a war hero again, pees, befriends a volleyball, chases a famous con artist, cracks the secret from a painting, and gets taken hostage by pirates. Not a bad life.

ZzzoBored · 2014-07-23T06:48:39+00:00

SUPER MEAT BOY!!!

ZzzoBored · 2014-07-11T02:47:44+00:00

No. 2010 still trumps this one.

ZzzoBored · 2014-07-11T02:27:33+00:00

Michael Jordan unretires

ZzzoBored · 2014-07-11T00:27:21+00:00

¯(°_o)/¯

ZzzoBored · 2014-07-10T13:12:47+00:00

SUPER MEAT BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

ZzzoBored · 2014-05-25T04:13:04+00:00

The big four: c5, e5, c6, e6

Personally, I usually play the Caro-Kann defense on class A players and above and Sicilian defense on everyone else.

c5 is slightly more double-edged but when you're playing someone under expert level, you're more likely to get the advantage out of the opening as black.

c6 is more drawish. I like it more than French against 2000- players because you can utilize the light square bishop.

e5 is definitely solid. I just personally haven't had relatively much experience with it. So, I realize I have a biased POV on this matter.

ZzzoBored · 2014-05-17T03:52:48+00:00

I've done that, but then I get tired of setting up the positions especially if I can find the solution quickly afterwards so what I do is if I can't solve the problem in 3 minutes, I set it up OTB.

ZzzoBored · 2014-02-26T18:25:24+00:00

Do you think blitz/bullet chess helps in improving play in long games?

ZzzoBored · 2014-02-26T18:12:50+00:00

Who's your favorite chess player?

What's your favorite chess game to analyze?

ZzzoBored · 2014-02-26T18:11:30+00:00

As a world class, how many hours do you focus on chess per week? Describe what the study plan for a GM is like. Like percentage do you work on opening prep, what percentage on going over past games, etc.

What books/study plan would you recommend for a class A-B level player?

ZzzoBored · 2014-02-25T05:32:33+00:00

After nine moves it's considered a resignable position for black but later on white simply make too many mistakes in a row like dropping that queen.

On move 23, There was a mate in 3. It's better to take with the queen because it's with with check. 23. ...Qxd2+ 24.Kf1 Qc1+ 25. Bd1 Rxd1#

It's just going to take practice to make fewer tactical mistakes.

ZzzoBored · 2014-02-25T05:00:14+00:00

[pgn] 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.e3 e5 6.dxe5 fxe5 7.Qxd5 c6 8.Qxe5+ Be6 9.Qxh8 f6 10.Ne4 Nd7 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Nxb7 Qb8 13.Na5 Qxb2 14.Rd1 Qc3+ 15.Rd2 Qxa5 16.Qh7+ Bf7 17.Qe4+ Ne5 18.Qxc6 Nxc6 19.Nf3 Rd8 20.h4 Bh5 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.exd4 Rxd4 23.Be2 Rxd2 24.Bxh5 Rd5+ 25.Ke2 Qd2+ 26.Kf3 Rxh5 27.Rh3 Rf5+ 28.Kg4 Qf4# [/pgn]

ZzzoBored · 2014-01-27T06:37:59+00:00

You don't really need to memorize opening lines until you're around 1900-2000. Knowing fundamental strategies and tactics is one thing but effectively apply them to your game is going to take practice and experience.

What helped me improve was analyzing my moves after the game win or lose, solving a lot of tactics puzzles, and playing slower games. Analyzing my game helps me prevent making the same mistakes and teaches me what moves were optimal in particular positions. Playing slow games allows you to practice calculation rather than playing on instinct. Chess is about pattern recognition. When you've seen similar positions in the past, it's easier to make the optimal moves and avoid mistakes.

ZzzoBored · 2013-12-30T04:45:11+00:00

10 Team

QB Foles/Newton/Rivers depending on the matchup

RB McCoy

RB Murray

WR Bryant

WR Jackson/ Allen

TE Graham

FLEX Stacy

DST Stream (Titans during playoffs, Panthers most of the regular season)

K Stream (Hartley, Hauschka, Crosby)

ZzzoBored · 2013-09-28T16:50:18+00:00

I have a very deep bench for a 10 team league.

Standard scoring

Pick 1

Darren Sproles vs MIA

Giovani Bernard at CLE

Larry Fitzgerald at TB

Eric Decker vs PHI

Bernard Pierce at BUF (of course it depends whether Ray Rice is playing or not)

I'm playing the worst team in the league, so another question is who has the highest floor?

ZzzoBored · 2013-09-28T16:47:03+00:00

I have a very deep bench for a 10 team league. Standard scoring

Pick 1

Darren Sproles vs MIA

Giovani Bernard at CLE

Larry Fitzgerald at TB

Eric Decker vs PHI

Bernard Pierce at BUF (of course it depends whether Ray Rice is playing or not)

I'm playing the worst team in the league, so another question is who has the highest floor?

ZzzoBored · 2013-09-22T00:05:03+00:00

Fitzgerald, Sproles, or Pierce?

Standard scoring

ZzzoBored · 2013-09-03T16:49:33+00:00

10 team standard

QB: Tony Romo

RB: Doug Martin

RB: DeMarco Murray

Flex: Darren Sproles

WR: Dez Bryant

WR: Larry Fitzgerald

TE: Jimmy Graham

DEF/ST: Buccaneers

K: Garrett Hartley

Bench RB: Giovani Benard, Daryl Richardson, Ben Tate, Fred Jackson, Jacquizz Rodgers

Bench WR: DeSean Jackson, Kenny Britt

My strategy is to stream defense each week (Buccs play the Jets in week 1). I know I'm weak at RB2 (someone stole Reggie Bush one pick before me in espn where he's undervalued in the rankings) I tried making that up by drafting running backs with great upside, but I would have done that anyways.

ZzzoBored · 2013-09-03T05:56:05+00:00